I read/skimmed this book last week. It was pretty good for the most part, there was some stuff in it because it wasn't a Christian romance novel that was more then what I am used to reading. What I liked about the book (Besides the fact that it was the Chandler family!) :) Was the story line of the 3 brothers.
I don't know what it's like to be a guy (obviously) or have only brothers in my life. But this story was about just that...3 brothers who had lost their father when the oldest was 17. He became the father figure and took over the family business. Because he had made that sacrifice the other brothers were protective of him. He made it possible for them to go out and do what they wanted in life. Their mother wanted grandchildren and tricked them into believing she was sick. Because of there dedication to family they decided to grant her what she wanted. They decided that one of them would settle down, get married and have a child.
The youngest won the draw and quickly found himself falling for an old flame. They have their trials in getting together, but in the end they get together! Imagine that! :) The brothers are so close and they have this way of taunting one another that when the 3 are together in the book it draws you in. I don't know that I have ever seen this in real life with brothers. They have an openness and a bluntness too. They get to the point and usually they see the underlying points being made along the way. It's been a while since I picked up a book and read, maybe I'll do it again with a book that I actually read all the way through! I think I might like to find more books where there are men as the main characters instead of women, I found it refreshing. Then again, who needs a book when you can get lost on TV!? :)
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Yes, I realize that this was a painful blog for you literary people to endure! :)Yes, one of the never ending questions in our home is how can you read/skim a book? The answer is simple, I don't read the types of books that require more of my mind then that. I don't read to improve my knowledge, or ability to small talk, I read books to vege out. I read books to kick back for a few hours and do nothing. TV really doesn't do the same thing for me as a good cheesy romance novel. Sorry, no shakespeare here!
I must admit that gender does have an impact on how well I enjoy a story. Don't get me wrong, I like strong female characters ... even lead characters. It's the voice of the narator though, it really messes with me if I can't take it on as my own.
Yes, I realize that gives me the biggest ego in the world)
I'm listening to a book called "The Little Friend" about a Mississippi family in the 50's (think to kill a mockingbird if Jem had died when scout was a baby) .... the problem is that the reader is a genteel southern woman. It's taken me a whole disc and a half to connect with the story.
That's an interesting scenario. I am still mulling over how I might react in that situation.
Out of curiosity, since I posted about gender representations in literature a month or two ago, was this story written by a man or a woman?
I am disappointed...I thought by the title on my email notification, that you had found a Bachelor for me!! :(
But I guess I don't need one to protect me during the storm....when I have you to stay peeled to The Weather Channel online for me! =)
You really are the "bestest" friend!!!!
The book was written by a female author, Carly Phillips.
my grandpa reads books.
my grandma skims books.
Reading a book word for word and getting to know the characters is what I enjoy. I only skim when I am fed up with a story or tired of it. I relax by going to their world. TV leaves me in my world and I find I feel like I'm just sitting there--that's weird I feel more active (mentally) reading.
I tend to like books written by women, but I like both male and female characters as protagonists.
I think guys are fairly blunt with each other. Men are straightforward. No petty backstabbing or passive agressiveness.
Less petty backstabbing and passive agressiveness. :)
I don't skim well. I usually have to read.
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